incogitable en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin incogitabilis, from in- (“not”) + cogitabilis (“cogitable”).
Meanings
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Not cogitable; inconceivable.
And if thou for thy parte ſhalte endeuoyre to aryſe out of the darkneſſe and troubles of the ſenſuall powers⸝ he [God] wyll come agaynſte the [thee] pleſauntly ⁊ for thy profyte⸝ out of his lyght inacceſſyble⸝ and out of that noble ſcylẽce [silence] incogytable: […]
1533 November 25 (Gregorian calendar), Erasmus of Roterdame, “The Fyfth Rule”, in [William Tyndale], transl., A Booke Called in Latyn Enchiridion Militis Christiani⸝ and in Englysshe The Manuell of the Christen Knyght⸝ […], London: […] Wynkyn de Worde⸝ for Johan Byddell⸝ otherwyse Salisbury⸝ […], →OCLC, signature [L.v.], recto:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more incogitable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most incogitable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |